Justin Collette (Beetlejuice) and the national touring company of Beetlejuice, which plays through September 24 at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, MN. Photo by Matthew Murphy. Hurry on over to the Orpheum to catch Beetlejuice before their short run ends. This dark comedy is a fabulous musical adaptation of the wildly

Arts leader (and more) James A. Rocco. If you want a story of doing it all in the performing arts, you'd be hard-pressed to find a better example than James A. Rocco. Over the decades, the St. Paul-based artist has been a Broadway actor, director, choreographer, writer, and producer – to

Jade McLeod (center) stars in the North American Tour of jagged little pill, currently playing at the Orpheum Theater in Minneapolis. Photo by Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade, 2022. Alanis Morissette’s powerful musical jagged little pill musical opened on Tuesday at the Orpheum Theater in Minneapolis. Based on the eponymous Grammy-winning album, the

Lauren Chanel and the company of the North American Tour of Jagged Little Pill. Photo by Evan Zimmerman and Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade. In July 1995, my 13-year-old daughter came home with a CD that I didn't know. The artist's name was Alanis Morissette, and the album was called Jagged Little

Cinderella (Emily Tyra) is haunted by the memory and voice of her dead mother (Anna Hashizume) in the Guthrie Theater's new production of Into the Woods. Photo by Dan Norman. Do you like Sondheim, tongue-in-cheek plays on the old and familiar, or stellar music? Do you like wonderfully engaging acting, and

The cast of Chanhassen Dinner Theatres' new production of Jersey Boys, now playing in Chanhassen, MN. Photo by Dan Norman. There is not a lot new to pen about Jersey Boys, the jukebox musical telling the story of The Four Seasons, a rock and roll and doo-wop band that rolled out of New

Singer-actor Theresa Drexler (she/her). How do you describe the theatre work that you do? I primarily work as an actor/singer/character performer in the Twin Cities, collaborating with a variety of professional and community theaters. However, I've also assisted theatre companies with social media marketing, and have recently begun to dabble in directing. Where